2014 215cm x 65cm x 30cm I have always loved clocks and made my first one over fifteen years ago when I was living in Pembrokeshire and I was given a beautiful five and a half foot plank of elm wood still with the bark around the edge. The plank became a flat, painted clock with a quartz mechanism which still leans against the wall in Mum's kitchen keeping perfect time. Fast forward to the present day; I was pondering sketchbooks, looking for inspiration for this years Festival of Quilts and chatting to Mum when she suggested another clock. Time and change are recurring themes in my work and the idea took hold. The structure is foam board and paper mache, covered with quilted silk velvet and acid etched silk and cotton, dyed with walnut ink and tea. The clock face is free machine embroidered and photo transfer fitted with a quartz mechanism. Stuffed cord vines and flowers wind around the face along with scull and bone beads. The sides are full of made and found objects, tiny bottles containing messages and other found oddments. The front panel has an embroidered book, jewellery tassels and a pendulum made of a quilted heart surrounded by old clock hands. Clock won the 'Quilt Creations' category at The Festival of Quilts 2014